पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · May 4, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra54.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha38.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra337.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

Somnāth — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:22
Yamaganda07:54 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla11:08 – 12:45
Varjyam06:49 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:54 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:08 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:45 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:22 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:14 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:22 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:45 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:08 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:54 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871238.27
Julian Day2459703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1650°), declination 15.91°, EoT 3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2022-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)